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No. 389,176. Patented Sept. 4, 1888.

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AARON J. TYLER, OF

ALBION, NEW YORK.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 389,176, dated September 4, 1888.

Application filed May 4. 1888.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, AARON J. TYLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Albion, in the county of Orleans and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Hydrants, of which the following is a speciicatiomreference being had therein to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 represents a vertical longitudinal Sectional view of my improved hydrant complete, the valve being elosed;Fig. 2, a similar view taken at right angles to the plane of Fig. 1, the valve being open; Fig. 3, a similar view of the lower portion of the hydrant, showing a slight modification thereof; Fig. 4, a side elevation of the hydrant; Fig. 5, a plan view of the spindle and the plate in which it is journaled; Fig. 6, a side elevation of the cap on the upper end of spindle and the lower portion of the operating-rod, the rod being shown in section; Fig. 7, a side elevation of the valve on upper end of valve-rod; Fig. 8, a sectional view taken on line .fr ac of Fig. 6, looking upward; Fig. 9, a plan view of valve shown in Fig. 7; Figs. 10, 11, and 12, respectively, a plan, side, and bottom view of the tubular valve; Figs. 13, 14, and 15, respectively, asectional side and bottom view of the modified form of tubular valve shown in Fig. 3; Fig. 16, a plan view of the hydrant, the cover of the service-box and the spindle and its journal-plate and packing-ring being removed; Fig. 17, aside elevation ofthe hydrant, showing the supply-pipe and operating-rod extended up for convenience in operating; and Figs. 1S and 19, detail views of devices eniployed in bracing and connecting the operating-rod and supply-pipe shown in Fig. 17.

This invention is particularly designed to produce an extremely simple and inexpensive hydrant that will give a full and adequate supply of water, the valve being so arranged that the iiow of water through the hydrant is not impeded.

It also has for its object to provide a hydrant wherein the working parts may all be readily withdrawn for repairs without removing the hydrant from the earth, as will more fully hereinafter appear.

The invention consists in certain peculiarities of construction and novel arrangements Serial No, 272,794. (No model.)

of parts that will be fully hereinafter set forth, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

The invention is fully illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which the letter A designates the stand-pipe, this stand-pipe being provided on its upper and lower ends with external screw-threads. Screwed to the upper end of the stand-pipeis the tubular extension B of the Servicebox O, this tubular extension being preferably formed integral with the service-box and provided with a semi-tubular lateral branch, D, which conveys the water to the outlet-nozzle E, screwed into the bottom of the service-box. The service-box is pro vided with a removable ilanged cover, F, provided with a suitable handle, G. Vorking vertically in the tubular extension B is the valve H, which is provided with lateral lugs a, which embrace the ways a a', formed on the interior of the tubular extension B, and serve to guide the valve in its movements. Screwed to the lower end of the valve H and extending down through the stand-pipe is the valverod I. Bolted to the bottom of the serviceboX, over the upper open end of the extension or tube B, is a circular gland or plate, J, which is provided with lateral perforated ears b b for the passage of the securing-bolts b b', these bolts being tapped into the bottom of the service-box, as shown. Between this gland and the shoulder on which it rests is interposed a washer or packing, o, to insure a water-tight joint, and formed on the lower side of this gland is a central circular' valve-seat, d, over which this washer c also extends.

The valve H, with its attached valve-rod, is operated vertically by means of the spindle K, journaled centrally in the gland J, the lower screw-threaded end of which works in a vertical central screw-threaded passage in the valve H. The spindle is provided with a collar, c, which rests in a central circular recess in the seat l on the under side of the gland J, and has removably attached to its upper projecting end by means of a removable transverse pin,f, a cap, g, this pinfpassing entirely through the spindle and cap and projecting out a short distance upon opposite sides of the same. This cap g and collar e, as

is evident, serve to prevent vertical movement of the rotating spindle.

When the water is ICO permitted to flow through the hydrant, the valve H will be drawn tightly to its seat d, formed on the under side of the gland J, and will el'ectually prevent the water from leaking out around the spindle into the servicebox, as is obvious.

Screwed to the lower end of the stand-pipe is a shortvalve-cylinder, L, the interior ofthe straight portion h of which is smooth-bored, the cylinder being enlarged laterally above and below this straight portion, as shown at h h. Leading from the interior of the cylinder is a wasteoutlet, t', which is located, preferably, about midway between the two en-` largements or bulges h h. Screwed into the lower open end of the cylinder L is a short flanged tube, M, which is provided on its upper end with an annular valve-seat, j, projecting somewhat into the lower enlargement, h.

Screwed to the lower end of the valve-rod is the tubular valve N, which is adapted to work in and t closely the straight smoothbored portion h of the cylinder L, this valve being long enough to connect the two bulges h' h of the cylinder and provided on its lower end with a flexible washer, k. The valve is provided with large lateral openings Zat its upper and lower ends for the free passage of` the water, and the valve is also provided with a circumferential depression or groove, m, preferably a little above the middle of its length, this groove being connected with the interior of the valve by the hole m', as shown.

When the valve N is forced down by means of the spindle and valve-rod, it presses closely against the seatj through the medium of the washer 7c and shuts off the supply of water to the hydrant, the waste water remaining in the stand-pipe being allowed to run oi into the surrounding earth through the hole m around the groove m and out through outlet i, the said groove m having been brought down on a level with the outlet z'. When the valve is raised oi` its seat j, the water flows up freely through it to the outlet E, communicating with the waste-outlet, having been cut ofi by the mere act of elevating the valve.

By forming the enlargements-h h in the valve-cylinder, where they will surround the open ends of the valve when the same is open, I provide for a full stream of water, the water having a free passage through the hydrant.

When it is desired to remove the working parts of the hyd rantfor repairs, all that is necessary to do is to remove the bolts b b', when all the parts may be withdrawn, the water from the main having of course been first cut off.

In Figs. 6 and 8 I have shown the removable operating rod or wrench for turning the spindle K, which is so formed as to fit over cap g and pinf on the upper end of the spindle, the projecting ends of the pinj engaging in vertical grooves in the wrench,whereby when the same is turned the spindle will turn'also.

In Fig. 17 the operating-rod and servicepipe E are shown extended up through openings in the cover of the service-box, the operating-rod being provided with a hand-wheel,V

O', and the service-pipe with a goose-neck, E". The service-pipe E in this instance is screwed directly in the bottom of the service box, the nozzle E being done away with. 'In this igureV the operating-rod and servicepipe are connected together and mutually braced by means of a coupling or link, P, secured rigidly to the service-pipe by a setscrew, p, and loosely embracing the operatingrod so as not to prevent the same from turning. Secured removably to the operatingrod by means of a set-screw is a collar, Q, which is placed immediately under the coupling l? to prevent the operating-rod from being lifted off the spindle while being operated.

In the modifications shownin Figs. 8, 13, and 14 I have shown that I may use the ordinary movable tubular operating-rod and spout I in lieu of the solid operating-rod I which I have shown in the other figures; also, that I may form the groove min the valve-cylinder L instead of in the tubular valve; also, that I may provide the valve with packing-rings s, should I so desire, without in the least departing from my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a hydrant, the combination of aservice-box provided with the tubular extension B, the gland J, bolted over the upper open end of this extension and provided with a valveseat, d, a vertical screw-threaded spindle, K, journaled in the said gland, a verticallymovable valve, H, on the screwthreaded end of the spindle, a washer interposed between the valve and valve-seat d, and a valve-rod attached to the valve H, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with the tube B, provided with a lateral outlet, D, of a gland, J, bolted over the upper end of the said tube B, a screw-threaded spindle jonrnaled in the said gland J, and a vertically-movable valve, H, attached to the screw-threaded end of the said spindle and adapted to bear upon the under side of the said gland around the spindleopening, substantially as described.

3. The combination, with the stand-pipe, .the valve-cylinder L, screwed upon the lower end of the stand-pipe, this cylinder being provided with a lateral waste-outlet, t', about midway its length and spherical enlargements h h near its ends, and a valve-seat, j, screwed into the lower end of the valve-cylinder, of a tubular valve, N, connecting the two enlargements h h and adapted to closely rit the straight intermediate portion, h, of the valve-cylinder, this valve being provided with a lateral waste-outlet, m', and lateral openings Z Z, communicating with the said enlargements h h', a circumferential groove, m, between the valve N and cylinder L, and an operating valve-rod attached to the said valve N, substantially as herein set forth.

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4l. The combination, with the service-box provided with a tubular extension, B, and a lateral branch, D, a gland, J, bolted over the open end of the said extension B, a spindle 5 jonrnaled in the said gland, the extended service-pipe E', screwed into the bottom of the service-box and communicating with the said lateral branch D, a perforated flanged cover, F, on the service-box, the said extended service-pipe passing through this cover F, an operating rod or Wrench, O, provided with a hand-Wheel, O', this operating-rod being fitted A ARON J. TYLER.

Witnesses:

JNO. S. FlNoH, Jr., C. D. DAVIS. 

